Born Elizabeth Roughneen in County Mayo, Ireland, she moved to Brooklyn in 1949. She relocated to the Bronx in 1951 and later returned to Brooklyn before settling in Castleton Corners in 1976.

She worked as a saleswoman at Loehmann’s Dress Shop in Brooklyn and later in the cafeteria at Bishop McDonald High School, also in Brooklyn, where she was known as the “cake lady.”

She also worked as a nurse’s aide at Midwood Hospital in Brooklyn and at the Carmel Richmond Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Dongan Hills. She retired in 1990.

Mrs. Reynolds enjoyed spending time with her children and was an avid rose gardener and classic movie buff.

Her husband of 54 years, Patrick, died in 2005.

Surviving are two sons, Stephen Reynolds and the Rev. Father James JM Reynolds, and a daughter, Mary Tielve.

The funeral will be Thursday from the Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, with a mass at 9:30 a.m. in St. Teresa R.C. Church, Castleton Corners. Burial will follow in Resurrection Cemetery, Pleasant Plains.